No serious injuries reported in various collisions

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- Check to see that the windshield wipers are in good condition. Also, be sure the vehicle’s headlights are on anytime you have your windshield wipers on continuously, it’s the law.

- Reduce your speed and allow more time for your journey. The maximum posted speed limit may not apply to the wet or icy road conditions.

- If you encounter fog, again, slow down. Drive with your lights on low beam. Don’t stop on a highway unless it’s an emergency. And keep a close watch on your speed.

- When traveling it’s recommended you carry the following items: Tire chains and tighteners, flashlight and batteries, flares, small shovel, windshield scraper, waterproof clothing that’s warm, blankets, snacks and drinking water. A cellular telephone with a backup power source might be the single most important safety item available.

— California Highway Patrol

On the heels of a rainy weekend, more than half a dozen traffic collisions in and around the Santa Clarita Valley on Monday morning kept local deputies and California Highway Patrol officers busy, officials said.

Sporadic rainfall throughout the valley contributed to the situation, they said.

Although a couple of the crashes resulted in injuries, no one was seriously hurt, said Sgt. Rich Nagler of the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station.

“We had a lot of crashes,” he said, citing one in Canyon Country and one in Valencia.

The same trend was witnessed across the county.

CHP officers responded to 106 collisions between midnight Sunday and 8 a.m. Monday, a spokeswoman said. By comparison, collisions for the same time period last week registered just 36.

“We need to change our driving habits when it rains,” said CHP Officer Vince Ramirez of the patrol’s headquarters in Los Angeles.

The crash resulted in two of the cars blocking lanes and one stuck on the center divider, according to both sheriff’s deputies and the CHP.

Some injuries were reported in the collision, but the exact number wasn’t clear.

About a half hour later, a car crashed into a utility pole on Soledad Canyon Road near Solamint Road. No other vehicles were involved.

CHP officers responded to at least three other collisions on local highways, including two separate crashes on Bouquet Canyon Road near Texas Canyon Road. There were no reports of injuries.

Shortly after 10:10 a.m., two vehicles — a black Cadillac and a tan-colored Toyota minivan — collided in Castaic on the Interstate 5 onramp at Lake Hughes Road near The Old Road.

Drivers will catch a break for the rest of the week — the rain that’s been falling since Friday on the Santa Clarita Valley is expected to give way to clearing skies Tuesday, said meteorologist Joe Sirard of the National Weather Service office in Oxnard.